Locker.



V W- lag/VANCE.

I LOCKER. APPLIOATION FILED Nov. 1908..

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Patented Dec. 20, 1910.

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Tologli whom it may concern:

Be. itlmown that I,-.;WAmnn N. VAxcrne c izenlof the United States, residing at 1 hogan, in the countytof Lake and State linois, have invented a, new and useful .lfovenlent in Lockers. which the fol- 'lar ly described and claimed.

In thedrawing which accompanies and fa, port .of this specification, and in Hi like. characters of reference indicate x *lil: ports Figure 1 is mfront elevation of i a s aindgoi lockers constructed to embody my I i rnp ovements{Fig 2 isle verticalsection of thel same on the line 2 2 Fig. 3 ,(on a wlaijgei g'seale, as are all of thesuhsequent fig- 2 u'es), is,a fragmentary view, from the inside of loclgemof the door, its locking her and scent door a mlo F is a fra menen ertical sectionthroughthe door; *ig/fi alQOIiZOlll'fll section take-Ir across the front 130 of thetlocker, the figure extending from side to dot the sheet mulheing broken away in thepniddle; and Fig, 6 iso vertical section o' n the line 6--6 of 5.. I

In; the said drawings 'lOrepresents the left -.hand 9ne,ofthe upright angledron frame pieces of which there vare two to each locker,

1 1 representing the. otherone of said pieces.

helsefframepieces in their front partleonstitute the door jambs as well as the frame I ifi piecesfgforthe side walls etc ofthe structure.

- Thgupper horizontal crosspiece of the :m

. pleir framing 'is -sho wn ,et 12, and the ow he at 13. The npright and horizonta ces. are nnteired; together by a mi ten ifol' fi egi T parellelto the verticeledge of the upright 10 or l l. This form of nitered' joint makes it "51s to leave a speeelohetween the outer f the cross pieces to receive the side j 'nd s o wall 117 of the locker; These side w all 1;..sheetsj ere applied only one-tofeaichloeker, a

,[single one thfilSfOImlHg thesidei to two adjw; .hors,except the. endlocker at one eudshereinafter mercifully and partiou- 1 of the whole structure where two are ire join 1 4115, the part 14 of the, joint being. t a dia-gonel' fronrand the part to surface to passers.

UNITED STATES PATENT FFIGE.

Specification of Letters Patent. Patenfiggd D9 2%, I Application filed November 4, 1908. Serial No; 461,104. I Y

'55 quired to finish out with. The initered joints 14,15 are well adapted to be secured by welding together of their parts by the autogenousu: Welding process in which the arts of the joint are fused. together by .a b ow-pipe action, and I use this process for the iasteninv together of thesejo nts. The dOOIClIlitdG o i heavy sheet metal is shown at 18, :andmthe plate or sheet forming it is turned at all of. its edges in toward the interior of the locker with the right angle flange 19, so that the Whole plate is very stifi; and rigid. For lightness and ventilation-I pierce the door plate with a multitude of holes 20 etc. v And to still further stiffen. and also to ornament 7,0

the said door plate I form therein sunken.-

penels 21, preferably projecting inward to ward the interior of the locker in order that the outside of the door may present a smooth The hinging of the door to the frame is done as follows: To the frontleg of the-e10 right angle-iron frame piece lOfetsuitable intervals apart are bolted, or. rivet-ed or otherwise secured the pintles 22. In the drawing these are shown as being secured I by the bolts 23; Tothe fiat port 0' the door at corresponding heights and positions are. securedthe arms 24, curved or ofiset 01".. otherwise provided with the cavity '25 to accommodate the flange of the door and the outer leg of the. angle-iron frame piece 10, :when the door 13 either open or closed. These hinge-arms eeeh have an eye or socket,

26, to. fit over the pint-lethus constitut ng'tm the hinge. The arms are secured to the door plate 'in the example shown inthe drawing by meansxot bolts 27 thro'ughthe door plate and a flange 28-011 the hinge-arm. The advantage of this form of hinge in this. relation is that the door of the lockermay:

he completely opened. hyiheing swung to a toll right angle'position and entirely out: side of the frame, so that it does not form any obstruction tothelooker which it closes,

put in the locker than otherwise. And

moreover. the hinge not only thus-permits a.

wide opening of thedoorway hut 'olso stops 7 the door from being swung farther than at a. great convenienwheowse itisj Q ito,

,end's'o thetav larger- ,ohjeot or pence may be.

' throw into or out of engagement the several likely that several ofthe' users of the lockers may be trying to-get into themat the same time.

In order to easily and adequately secure doors of this character from being pried open surreptitiously it is. desirable that there shall be not only hinge connection to the frame at several points in the height of the door but also bolting connection at sev eral points to the frame in said height. And it will be noticed by reference to the bolts or rivets which secure the hinge arms to the door that. in the example illustratedthere are no less than four hinges in the heightfof the door there shown, (see Fig. 1.), and also that there are applied no less than three bolting connections at the other Qrswinging side of the door aswill be presently explained. In order to have a conveniently operated bolting means that will bolting connections simultaneously I proyide the upright bolting bar'29 which is movably supported on andsecured to the cor flange vat the swing side of the door, At intervals this flange is stamped with an .ofiset' 30, to afford bearings for the flat bolting bar 29. To these ofi'sets are secured the studs 32, the same being riveted to the offset. These studs pass through slots 38 in the flat. bolting bar and by their heads hold the said bar snugly against the flange at the short bearing points. while at the same time the said bar is free to slide up and'down to the extent that the slots 33 will permit. The advantageuof having the which hold the larger part of said bar at a bar thus supported at short bearing points short distance away from the surface of the flange of the door, is not nerelythat the bar is more easily moved .in operation by thus having shortv bearings, but also that the finished door,

with the bar in pllace, may be readilyput through theename ing tank and oven-without the bar becoming stuck to the flange so fast asto be loosened with outed-21 means and stiffening-the door,

' ing and stiffening is most needed.

- the said bar away from the door flange for a short distance and then returning it again to said flange. *Bolting pins 35, which maybe notched out of'the material of the bar .To the inside of the angle iron n are te cured the door stops 36 by means of the bolts or rivets 3.7, or in any suitable manner. a The stop has a hooked portion extending o'u't into the flange an (pathbf, and receiving. the .door preventin theooor from shut ting farther than is desired. It is this stop that is also utilized as the countering part of the bolting device. In the outer ply of the hook and at its upper side is formed a notch- 38 into-which sets the lip 35 from the bolting bar and. this whenthus enga ed bolts the door fromopehing and when isengaged leaves it free to open, the engaging and. disengaging being accomplished by moving tiie'bar up anddown, by aid of the knob 39 extending from said bar thron h a slot 40 in the door plate.v To lock ihtfiifllb from being moved I provide an ordinary Yale or other bolt lockas at 41 the bolt of which by means, of its key is thrown into .or out of engagement with the bolting bur through the hole 42 The bolt'of this lock should pass through the bolting bar and into engagement withthc door frame angle-iron to make a perfectly secure fastening. It is sometlmes desirable to haven double lock on these locker doors where more than one person is to use thesamc locker. and so contrived that a different key or opening device will be required for the two locks. The

purpose of this is that neither occupant of the locker may open it without the presence of a third person as for example an atlcmlant, or the possession of his keynnd who himself cannotopen the-door without the presence of, or the key of, oncof the occu-,

pants.

In the upper and at the lower end of each of theslots 33 is aflixed a boiling or cushion picce"43 of rubber. cork or other suitable material, to render the movement oi the bolting noiseless, And in the stop hooks is placed similar piece -14. 'lhcsc buffers render the operation of thc door entirely noiseless, wh1ch,especially in schools is a matter of some importance while scholars are coming in or going out during the session of the school.

It should be miter joint is such that fthc backward noted that the form of 'thc turned legs leave no unsliilcncd axis of Weakness while at the samc time an u nob-' structed way is left on the-side to accommodate the side plate. It should also be noted that the cngagcinent of the bolting pins with the notches in the stops being in line with lhc-bcaring points of the bolting baron the door [hinge solidity'is attained and straining avoided. Also that the looking pin being made wedge shape and the notch in the ofi'set to receive tbeing tapered, that when the bolting pins are forced home this act serves to position the door.

1. The combination in a metallic locker,

, oi the sheet metal flanged door, the flat iron bolting bar, the flange of the swing side of the door being embossed at intervals to form bearing points for the flat iron bolting bar. said bolting bar provided at intervals with slots to receive studs, said studs secured to the door flangeand passing through the bolting bar, and a knobor means for operating said bolting bar from the outside of the door, substantially as being embossed with hearing points-for the bar adjacent to the stop oflsets on the latter,

substantially as specified.

4. The combination of the flanged door, the door stop embracing the flange of the door, and the bolt bar having an offset. embracingthe said door stop, substantially as set forth.

5. The combination of the bolt bar having I off ets therein, bolting pins within the said offsets, and frame stops within the said offsets. recessed to. rece1ve the said pins, substantially asset forth.

6. The combination of the bolt bar provided with oflsets therein and bolting pins at the oflsets therein, and the stops recessed to receive said pins, said pins being formed out of the material of the said bolting bar,

substantially as specified.

7. The combination of the flanged door, its flange provided with embossed bearing points for the boltbar,- and the said bolt-bar provided with offsets for the stops, and with bolting pins, said stops being recessed to receive the bolting pins, theengagement of the said pins and stops being in line with the bearing points of the bar on the flange, substantially specified. I

8. The combination with the door and its flange, said flange being embossed with hearing points, of. the bolting bar placed close.

to the flane'e a pd cleared therefrom by the bearing pointsewhereby the assembled. parts being enameled clearance-is readily .eitected, substantially as specified.

9. In a sheet metal locker, the door stops within the flange of the door, passing horizontally around and embracing the door flange and provided with notches to receive the bolting pin or member, combined with the, said bolting'pin or member, substantially as specified.

10. In a sheet metal locker, the combination of the flanged door, the member having the bolting pin, and the door stops embracing the door. flange and provided with notches to relieive the bolting pin of the member, said notches being made tapering so as to position the door in bolting, snbstantially as specified.

WALTER N: vanes. \Vitnesses i PEARL Annmis,

NIX/mint A. Galena. 

